Water Flashcards
How many people do not have access to sanitation services that are necessary for reasonable health and hygiene
2.6 billion
How many people do not have access to drinking water
887 million people
What percent of adult human body is made up of water
65-75%
How many children die every year from diseases stemming from lack of water
1.5 million
What percentage of aquatic species has become extinct in the 20th century
20%
Water covers 70% of the earths surface, but how much of that is drinking water?
Less than 3 %
How long can water remain harmful to humans once polluted
2000 years
How much water does it take to grow a kilo of rice
1000L
Average daily water use in Ethiopia
5L
How many hours are spent each year in Africa
40 billion
Sanitation facilities would save health care systems in developing countries how much US dollars
4 billion
What is the moist significant medical advance since 1840
Sanitation
According to the UN poor sanitation hygiene and unsafe water claim ______ lives everyday
4000
Clean and safe lateines are critical to advancing a girls education
True
It is estimated 10 billion dollars was spent annually it would halve the number of people without basic sanitation
What Europeans spend on ice cream each year